The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-15
HALF A MILLION TN BETS.
GAMBLING RUNS WILD ON A HORSE
RACE AT BROOKLYN.

The Owner of the Winning Nag Pock-
cts 100000 and Gives His Jockey
$1,ooo-Dry Monopole, Blue Wing
and Hidalgo the Order in Which
They Finished.
New YORK, May 1.-THE spring meeting
of the Brooklyn Jockey Club opened to-day.
The weather was bright and sunny. The
attendance was very large, the crowd
being rated at from Is, 900 to &c, 200 people.
There was absolutely no betting, in view
of the fact that the law permitting
betting on the race tracks is now
before the Governor awiting bis
signature The feature of the day was the
Brooklyn handicap, fully $500, 900 being do
posted on the result It was won after o
grand race by Dry Monopole, the favorite,
Blue Wing having to be contented with
second place, only neck ahead of Hidalgo.
FORTUNE AT STAKE.
The owner of the horse, Sam Emery,
well-known boolSrnaker, is said to have won
100000 on the race, and made the jockey
who won it, Andrew Mccarthy, a present
of 81 900 Free Knight and Quito fell at
the start, and Caldwell, who rode the latter,
was badly hurt. The events in detail were
as follows:
FIRST -Five-eighths of a mile. Bank
third. Time 1901 1-6.
SECOND RAcE-One mile. Blackstone won.
with Phil Lee second and Greenfield third. Time
1:42I
THIRD RAoE-One half mile Guarantee won,
with Klngfish second and Satisfaction third.
Time $50.
THE BIG EVENT.
FOURTH RAoE-one and quarter miles. The
horses got good start. Exile was the first to
show, with All Estelle second Boaz third and
Himalya fourth. Coming by the stand Feneton
had a lead of length, and Exile was in front
OF sdn Dry Mton Se by s,, neck with Hmalys
his lead at the turn, with Exile second and Dry
Monopole third. After passing the quarter,
however, Exile began to fall back. and
Blue Wing third. They ran as named to the
head of the stretch, where Feneton was beaten
and Hidalgo joined the leaders. desperate
finish ensued, Dry Monopole eventually winning
by neck. with Blue Wing second, neck in
front Of Hidalgo. Time 207
FIFTH RACE-One-half mile. Bonnie King
won, with Bendigo second and Tatean third.
Time O5l1s
LoUIsvILLE's DAsHEs.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1.-The Ken
lucky Oaks and the fourth race, q one and
one-eighth miles dash for 3-year-olds and
upwards, were the features to-day. In the
former Wary sold the favorite with Girl
settle well thought of. Florimore, Wary's
stable companion, won in 2:40sl, sur
prising talent. The odds against
her were six to one. Wary ran
second, while Griesette pulled up at the
eighth pole out of the race.
Fosteral and Jim Nave ran a dead heat in
the one and one-eighth mile dash, the 1T
ter's mount catching Withers nappinglat the
wire, when he had his race won the second
time. Fosteral won by half a length in
! ;5734, one-half second slower than at the
first. The events In detail were:
FIRST RAcE-Half mile Santaline won, with
Balance second and Little Virgil third. Time
0:611.
SECOND RAcE-One and one-half miles. F1ori-
more won, with Wary second and Bannaa third.
Time 2;4094
THIRD RAoE-One and one-quarter miles,
Montana Regent won, with Irish Pat second and
Poteen third. Time 2:134.
FOURTH RAcE-One and one-quarter miles,
It was a dead heat between Fosteral and Jim
Nave. Time 1.574 Fosteral won the run off in
1:57A.
FIFTH RAcE-Mile. Fellowbrnck won, with
Wanderer second and Warrington third. Time
i:41l.